Eric Siebert (man behind vSphere-land) has long maintained one of the most popular meta-pages containing useful VMware content the VMware Launchpad (now vLaunchpad – like all things VMware, it needed that extra “v” for “zazz”). Check it out here.
This year, he’s using a public poll to determine rankings of the most popular blogs out there – here: http://vsphere-land.com/news/heres-your-chance-to-pick-the-top-vmware-blogs.html
I was amazed when I got on the list last year. This site is a pure labor of love, and my wife thinks I’m nuts (she laughed out loud last night over father’s day dinner when I said that I started a twitter account).
So – if you enjoy the post, if you get value out of it – I would love it if you would vote for VirtualGeek on the pool.
For those of you that don’t “get” the Canadian ethos (and joke) – we always come in 4th in Olympic competition – almost never on the podium. As a collective nation say “oh well, they achieved a personal best, and those people with their gold, silver and bronze were excellent compeititors.” I’m very proud to be a Canadian, and it’s where I decided to raise my family – but that polite nature can be turned to a negative purpose…
Screw that! Help me get into the medal position!
(but even I would vote Duncan Epping @ Yellow-Bricks as #1 :-)
You're right Chad, we need to practice getting a few people on the podium before 2010. Off to vote for you now. ;)
Posted by: Andrew Storrs | June 23, 2009 at 01:25 AM
Eh?? No worries - you guys always will have Hockey... And Celine Dion. (We are sending her back!)
All that aside - this is one of the better VMware oriented blogs. I am sure you'll do well in the final tally.
Posted by: Mike Shea | June 23, 2009 at 10:10 AM
Sorry Chad, not voting for you coz you're Canadian. :-) But voting for you coz of everything else.
You got my vote for the top spot because you shared your knowledge with all those willing to listen (in our Singapore class) and the stuff that we see on your blog everyday...in the most professional manner that I've never seen before. Thanks again.
Hope you win.
Cheers!
Posted by: Edwinder | June 23, 2009 at 10:36 AM
@Andrew, @Edwinder - thanks!
@Mike - thanks? :-) I try, and I really do appreciate the comment coming from a strong competitor such as NetApp. It's hard to stay even handed (and not EMC-centric, or worse anti-anti-EMC-centric) when there's so much bad stuff out there (from all sides), but I sincerely give it my best effort.
Posted by: Chad Sakac | June 23, 2009 at 10:43 AM
Already voted and you are on the podium as far as I was concerned. I recall a party a couple I know of mixed Canadian/American citizenship where having and the Canadians were going on, as you are wont to do, about famous Canadians that Americans assumed where American. Someone brought up Pamela Anderson at which point I blurted out that she may be Canadian but her best parts were made in America. If only I could be clever when sober ... sigh
Good luck to you.
Posted by: Lightbulb | June 23, 2009 at 08:43 PM